Welcome to Ellerton ...

Ellerton is located in Frederick County<1>.

The location of Ellerton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellerton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Ellerton is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ellerton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Ellerton: (301) and (240)<4>

Websites for Ellerton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ellerton, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Ellerton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ellerton - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ellerton.

Communities near Ellerton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ellerton.

• Frederick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Hagerstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Waynesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Thurmont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Brunswick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Walkersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Middletown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Carroll Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <5>
• Boonsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
• Emmitsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmitsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg
  • Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmitsburg <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ellerton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellerton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ellerton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellerton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellerton. See our Newspapers Page for Ellerton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellerton ...

Looking for more information about Ellerton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ellerton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ellerton.

Adding Ellerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellerton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ellerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ellerton post office opened in 1871.

We also found Ellerton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellerton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellerton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/